Iowa State QB commit Alex Manske earns Elite 11 Finals invite

Algona (Iowa) three-star quarterback Alex Manske currently sits atop Iowa State’s 2025 recruiting class. The 6-foot-2.5 signal-caller chose the Cyclones back in February and is a top-three player in the state.

Now, he’s set to join some of the top quarterbacks in the nation later this summer in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, Manske earned an invitation to the Elite 11 Finals. He was a top performer at the Las Vegas regional earlier this month.

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There are few higher honors for high school quarterbacks than being invited to the Elite 11 Finals. The event, which will celebrate its 25th year in 2024, brings together the country’s elite signal-callers for three days of competition and training in Los Angeles.

Elite 11 alumni include Carson Palmer, Andrew Luck, Matthew Stafford, Tim Tebow, and more recently Trevor Lawrence, C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young and more. Last year’s Elite 11 Finals featured more than a dozen of the top 20 quarterbacks in the final On3 Industry Rankings, including each of the top five players at the position.

Manske joins 15 previous invitees: USC commit Julian Lewis, Ohio State pledge Tavien St. Clair, Notre Dame commit Deuce Knight, Texas A&M commit Husan Longstreet, Texas commit K.J. Lacey, SMU commit Keelon Russell, Oklahoma commit Kevin Sperry, Florida State pledge Tramell Jones, North Carolina commit Bryce Baker, Missouri commit Matt Zollers, Georgia pledge Ryan Montgomery, TCU commit Ty Hawkins, Tennessee pledge George MacIntyre, Nebraska commit TJ Lateef and uncommitted four-star Malik Washington.

Manske is the No. 414 overall prospect and No. 30 signal-caller in the 2025 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He’s also the No. 3 player in Iowa.